What would Tim Diamond, the world's worst private detective, dowithout his quick-thinking brother Nick? The bumbling detective and his kid brother are at it again in these three hilarious, fast-paced mysteries. Whether it's finding out who flattened a philanthropist with a steamroller in The Blurred Man, outsmarting Parisian drug smugglers on a vacation gone miserably wrong in The French Confection, or catching the murderer behind a deadly class reunion in I Know What You Did Last Wednesday, there's never a dull moment with this crimesolving duo around. Find out if Nick can get to the bottom of these mysteries before Tim messes everything up, or worse, gets them both killed.

A collection by Gerard Malanga.

Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

The Misfitz are in Marrakech with Ben's father and his fiancee. When her diamond ring is stolen, the police quickly arrest a young local boy. But is he really the thief? The Misfitz don't think so. Searching the crowded bazaars of the fabled city for the true culprit, they soon find themselves in deadly danger. The third mystery in a thrilling new series from a very popular children's author. PRAISE for the series: "Ben's family includes a dizzying number of stepbrothers and sisters, and their adventures during a summer holiday in the country involve trespassing on a sinister estate, captive monkeys and all the features that those who love Enid Blyton will fall on with glee, especially because it's much better written." Amanda Craig, THE TIMES "A light, summery read that firmly takes the young reader - of either gender, happily - by the hand, and thrusts them deep into a realistic and perfectly formed mystery." BOOKBAG

A three-act romantic opera comique by the French composer Daniel Auber set in Portugal in 1777. The opera contains no apparent African American content or references.